FOUR-time SEABL men's champion Mount Gambier effectively has been told to 'go jump in the lake' by Basketball SA's Premier League competition, leaving the future of one of the nation's best-run basketball clubs in the air.

IT'S not too late! Basketball Australia Hall of Famer Cal Bruton will be rocking the audience tomorrow at the Free Throw Foundation lunch but he'll also be sharing his knowledge on court and there's still time to get a piece of the action.

A LAST-gasp layup by big man Chris Patton not only secured the opening game of this year's annual Australian Indigenous All Stars' series over the New Zealand Maori National Team, but set up the Apunipima-sponsored outfit's fourth straight Trans-Tasman Championship.

MARK Dickel is one of New Zealand's most succesful basketballers, now equally established as a top coach. Today he shares more personal insights, this time the changing nature of the game and the point guard role.